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Graduate Courses
Contact Dr. Sarah Stallings, Graduate Director
College of Arts and Sciences
501. History of Social Movements in America (3)
The history of Social Movements in America deals with
the struggles of American
citizens from the 18th through the 21st centuries.
This course examines the actions, the rhetoric, and the impact of social
movements in
American history over time and local grassroots efforts and
national political action. Prerequisite(s): HIST 211 and HIST 212.
Notes: Offered in spring.
505. History of South Carolina (3).
A survey of the development of South Carolina, emphasizing political, economic
and cultural
developments. Notes: Offered variable times.
507. Cultural and Intellectual History of the
United States (3). A study of American thought and culture from the
colonial era
until the present day. Notes: Course may be repeated for credit.
509. African-American History (3).
A
survey of the experiences and contributions of blacks from the African origins
to the present.
Notes: Offered variable times.
515. The United States as a World Power since
1898 (3). A survey focusing on the principles of American foreign
policy and their
historical evolution. Notes: Offered variable times.
518. A History of the Old South (3).
A history of the Old South from its founding to the eve of
the Civil War. Notes: Offered variable
times.
521. The New South (3). A study of Southern institutional development from Reconstruction to the present. Notes: Offered variable times.
524. The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1933
(3). A study of industrialization,
populism, urbanism, Social Darwinism,
imperialism, Progressivism, World War
I and its aftermath. Notes: Offered variable times.
525. The United States since 1939 (3).
A study of political, social, economic and diplomatic
developments since 1939 with particular
attention to the recent past. Notes:
Offered variable times.
527. The American Revolution (3).
Explores the origins, substance and outcome of the American Revolution from the
French and
Indian War through the Federalist Era. Particular attention will be
devoted to examining the different expectations that different segments
of
colonial society brought to the Revolution and the extent to which these hopes
were realized by the creation of a New Nation.
Notes: Offered variable times.
530. World Environmental History (3).
A comparative examination of world environmental history. Notes: Offered in
fall and spring.
540. Ancient Greece and Rome (3). A survey of the history of
Greece and Rome from the first Bronze Age civilization on Crete
to the barbarian migrations of the
5th-century A.D. Notes: Offered variable times.
542. Medieval European History (3).
A study of European politics, society and culture from the fall of the Roman
Empire to the
15th-century. Notes: Offered variable times.
547. History of Modern Russia (3).
A survey of Russian history, focusing on
events from the development of revolutionary movements
in the 19th-century until the
present. Notes: Offered variable times.
548. History of Modern Germany (3).
History of Germany since the 1850s, including the rise of
Bismarck, the unification of Germany,
the First World War, Hitler, the Third Reich, the Holocaust, division between
East and West in the Cold War, and reunified Germany’s
present-day dominant role in Europe.
550. Special Topics in History (3).
Advanced in-depth consideration of specific topics of particular concern within
history. Notes:
May be retaken for additional credit under different topics. Notes: May be
retaken for additional credit under different topics. Offered
variable times.
551. The Middle East since Islam (3).
A survey of the history of the modern Middle East since the
rise of Islam. Notes: Offered
variable times.
552. South Asia
since 1600 (3). A survey of modern South
Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.) since 1600. Notes: Offered
variable times.
553. China since 1600 (3).
A survey
of the history of modern China since circa 1600 (since the Quing Dynasty).
Notes: Offered
variable times.
561. The History of the Caribbean (3).
The study of socioeconomic and political trends of the major
islands in the Caribbean Sea
from the
colonial period to the present. Offered variable times.
601. Academic Internship to History (3).
Prerequisite(s): Open to majors only. Permission of chair, Department of
History. Notes:
A grade of S or U is recorded.
610. Great Issues in American History (3).
Advanced, in-depth consideration of special topics in
American history. Notes: May be
retaken for additional credit under
different topics.
611. America at War In the 20th-Century (3).
From the 1898 Spanish-American War to 1991's Desert Storm, the scope
of this graduate
course allows us to discuss in a seminar environment nearly 100
years of our nation’s history. Notes: Offered in fall.
614. Colonial and Revolutionary America (3).
A survey of U.S. History from cultural contact between
Indians and Europeans through the
era of the American Revolution.
615. American Civil War and Reconstruction (3).
A History of the coming of the American Civil War, The
War itself and the ensuing
Reconstruction period.
616. Aspects of American Social History (3). Emphasis on women, the family and other topics in 19th-century social history.
618. Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3). A study of the role and status of slave and free blacks in the 19th-century societies
of Canada, Latin and Spanish America, the Caribbean and the United States.
620. History of American Women (3). A graduate reading colloquium which focuses upon the history of women in the United States
from the colonial period to the present.
625. 20th-Century U.S. Foreign Policy (3). A graduate seminar which focuses on 20th-century foreign policy in the United States.
640. Great Issues in Modern European History
(3). Advanced, in-depth consideration of
special topics in modern European history.
Note: May be retaken for additional credit under different topics.
641. The Expansion of Europe (3). European expansion from the Renaissance through the late 19th-century.
643. The Era of the French Revolution (3).
A study of the origins and history of the French
Revolution and its impact on Europe.
It spans the period from the Age of Reason to the downfall of Napoleon.
650. Great Issues in Asian History (3).
An introduction to current scholarship and historiographic
trends on comparative issues in
modern Asian history. The focus
of the course will shift to reflect changes in scholarship. Note: May be
retaken for additional credit under
different topics.
655 A, B or C. Traveling Seminar in History
(1-3). An
introduction, overview and in-depth study of a particular country or region
which will accompany a study
tour of the same region. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
695. Thesis (3). Prerequisite(s): Open to majors only. Permission of chair, Department of History.
696. Thesis (3). Prerequisite(s): Open to majors only. Permission of chair, Department of History.